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Off-Broadway Review: The New Group’s “Black No More” at The Pershing Square Signature Center (Closed Sunday, February 27, 2022)

February 15, 2022 | black no, Off-Broadway, pass over, pershing square, water for > | "Black No More", Akron Watson, Angela M. Sauers, Anthony Tidd, Antonio Brown, Brandon Victor Dixon, Daryl Waters, Derek McLane, Edward Watts, Elijah A. Carter, Emily Fischer, Ephraim Sykes, Gaelen Gilliland, Howard McGillin, James Poyser, Jeff Croiter, Jennifer Damiano, John Ridley, Leanne Antonio, Lillias White, Malaiyka Reid, Mars Rucker, Mary Page Nance, Monique Carboni, Nevin Steinberg, Nicholas Ranauro, Nicole Iovino, Nikiya Mathis, Nyla Watson, Oneika Phillips, Oween Jean, Pershing Square Signature Center, Polanco Jones Jr., Rhaamell Burke-Missouri, Ryan Fitzgerald, Sarah Meahl, Scott Elliott, Tamika Lawrence, Tariq Trotter, Telsey + Company, The New Group, Theo Stockman, Tracy Shayne, Valerie A. Peterson, Zachary Daniel Jones, Zane Mark

A clue in in the “New York Times” crossword puzzle on Tuesday, February 15th was “Prefix with futurism.” The correct answer: ‘Afrofuturism,’ defined as “a cultural aesthetic that combines science-fiction, history and fantasy to explore the African-American experience and aims to connect those from the black diaspora with their forgotten African ancestry.” In 1931, George S. Schuyler explores the Afrofuturism literary…

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Off-Broadway Review: Tambo & Bones” at Playwrights Horizons (Closed Sunday, February 27, 2022)

February 7, 2022 | back the future, Off-Broadway > | "Tambo & Bones", Amith Chandrashaker, Brendan Dalton, Bryan Bauer, Dave Harris, Dean Linnard, Dominique Fawn Hill, John C. Moore, Justin Ellington, Mark J. Franklin, Mikhail Fiksel, Playwrights Horizons, Stephanie Osin Cohen, Taylor Reynolds, Tyler Fauntleroy, W. Tré Davis

In “Tambo & Bones,” currently running at Playwrights Horizons, playwright Dave Harris (“Summertime,” “Patricide”) gives the audience a minstrel show with three variety acts whose timeframes span more than two centuries. Endmen Tambo (W. Tré Davis) and Bones (Tyler Fauntleroy) appear as humans in olios one and two performing for white audiences, and they appear as robots, themselves, and their…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Kimberly Akimbo” at Atlantic’s Linda Gross Theater (Closed Sunday, December 26, 2021)

“Kimberly Akimbo” may be one of the best new musicals to appear on the New York Theatre scene this season, glorified by the music of Jeanine Tesori, and enhanced with the unequivocal book and lyrics of David Lindsay- Abaire. It is not perfect, and some aspects can certainly be improved upon, but in its current incarnation it happens to be…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Trevor: The Musical” at Stage 42 (Closed Sunday, January 2, 2022)

The new musical “Trevor: The Musical” based on the 1994 short film makes a valid attempt to bring to light the issues and problems that adolescent gay teens face, which result in attempts at suicide. It was a serious problem during the nineties that has continued to present day with online bullying and shaming. It is a noble idea to…

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Off-Broadway Review: “The Visitor” at the Public’s Newman Theater (Closed Sunday, December 5, 2021)

November 22, 2021 | a man of, Off-Broadway, public, public theater, the old man, the visitor, visitor > | "The Visitor", Ahmad Maksoud, Albert Guerzon, Alysha Deslorieux, Anthony Chan, Brandon Espinoza, Brian Yorkey, C.K. Edwards, Claire M. Kavanah, Crystal Joy, Daniel Sullivan, David Bengali, David Hyde Pierce, David Zinn, Delius Doherty, Dimitri Joseph Moïse, Groundswell Productions and Participant Media Motion Picture Written by Thomas McCarthy, Hana S. Kim, Jacqueline Antaramian, James Latus, Jamshied Sharifi, Japhy Weideman, Jessica Paz, Joan Marcus, Katie Terza, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Lorin Latarro, Marla Louissaint, Matthew Armentrout, Meg Zervoulis, Paul Pontrelli, Rick Edinger, Robert Ariza, Sahar Milani, Sean Ewing, Sun Hee Kil, Takafumi Nikaido, The Newman Theater, The Public Theater, Thomas Schall, Tom Kitt, Tomoko Akaboshi, Toni-Leslie James, Will Erat

The new musical “The Visitor,” now playing at the Public’s Newman Theater, is based on the 2007 film sharing the same title, with a book by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Brian Yorkey, music by Tom Kitt and lyrics also by Mr. Yorkey. The story is the same but somehow confining it to the stage provides a better focus on the characters…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Morning Sun” at Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center – Stage I (Closed Sunday December 19, 2021)

November 22, 2021 | a delicate, a man of, Off-Broadway, pass over > | "Morning Sun", Blair Brown, Daniel Kluger, dot, Edie Falco, Kaye Voyce, Lap Chi Chu, Laura Smith, Lee Kinney, Lila Neugebauer, Manhattan Theatre Club, Marin Ireland, Michael Murphy, New York City Center Stage I, Simon Stephens, Tom Watson

“I’m very scared. I’m very confused it’s very bright here please just tell me whether or not I am safe.” These are among the first words spoken by Charley McBride (an ethereal and impassioned Edie Falco) in Simon Stephens’s “Morning Sun” currently running at Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center – Stage I. Charley is surrounded by her…

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Off-Broadway Review: “A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet” at the DR2 Theatre (Closed Sunday November 21, 2021)

November 15, 2021 | asi wind, Off-Broadway > | “A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet”, Aja M. Jackson, Alex Goldie Golden, Alex Wyse, Ben Fankhauser, DR2 Theatre, Hannah Woodward, Marshall Pailet, Matthew Murphy, Sarita Fellows, Stephanie Klemons, Twi McCallum, Wilson Chin

The new musical “A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet” with music, book and lyrics by Ben Fankhauser and Alex Wyse, who also star in the Off-Broadway production now occupying the DR2 Theater is old. That’s a compliment and a good thing. It comes across as a good old fashioned musical comedy from decades ago with a present-day spin. The book…

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Off-Broadway Review: Bedlam’s “Persuasion” at the Connelly Theatre (Closed Sunday October 31, 2021)

Bedlam’s 2016 “Sense and Sensibility” was fresh, buoyant, engaging, and richly authentic. Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s text was transformative theatre, groundbreaking theatre, immersive theatre, theatre not to be missed. Eric Tucker’s sparse and inventive staging exposed the pure joy of Jane Austen’s popular text. Jane Austen’s goal as a novelist was never to obfuscate; rather, her purpose was…

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Off-Broadway Review: New York Theatre Workshop’s “Sanctuary City” at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (Closed Sunday October 10, 2021)

October 7, 2021 | Off-Broadway, pass over, sanctuary city > | "Sanctuary City", Austin Smith, Caitlin Sullivan, Isabella Byrd, Jasai Chase-Owens, Joan Marcus, Lucille Lortel Theatre, Martyna Majok, Merrick A.B. Williams, Mikaal Sulaiman, New York Theatre Workshop, Rebecca Frecknall, Sharlene Cruz, Tom Scutt

Since the controversy started about the destiny of so called “dreamers” and immigration moved to the forefront of the political spectrum, theatre has become a formidable platform, revealing the many obstacles that face these innocent victims. What has also developed is the now familiar phrase “sanctuary city.” A city that limits its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement agents, to protect…

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Theatre News: Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Final Two Productions for Return to the Stage 2021 – 2022

January 11, 2021 | a man of, awards, Broadway, detroit 67, News, Off-Broadway, skeleton crew, the old man > | "Prayer for the French Republic", "Skeleton Crew", David Cromer, Dominique Morisseau, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City Center Stage I, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) are pleased to announce plans to produce two additional shows for Manhattan Theatre Club‘s 2021-2022 season. In the winter of 2022, MTC plans to present the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award® nominee Dominique Morisseau (Ain’t Too Proud, Pipeline) and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Lackawanna Blues, August Wilson’s Jitney) at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Also, in Winter 2022,…

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